Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-05-12
THE GREEN.EYED MONSTER.
Mrs. DR.. Baker ON the War.paIh--
Only Mysteries, We Presume.


From the Los Angeles tCal., Times.
There is war at the County Hospi-
tai. That is nothing new. That
beautiful sylvan retreat, nesting
amid its charming grounds, with its
superb view, looks like the inalienable
roosting-place Of white-winged Peace,
but it isn't. The said WV. P, in
fact, gets pretty roughly shaken up
there, and has to futter hard to hold
ON to her perch at all. At one time
it is "rats on toast" that paints the
horizon scarlet; again it is some
scrub who sneaks into office and
abuses the patients; and yet again il
is some wild-eyed crank of a patient
that raises the riot. This time it is
the original ''green-eyed monster"
II is only little while since one ma
tron was discharged for Objectionable
conduct; and now her successor is in
aqua caliente. The hospital and its
leafy solitude are good way from
the business center; and very little
news from there leaks into the cis-
tern of town-talk. But the Times,
which hears everything, stands In
with the little birds that nest in the
caves, and thereby gathers much in
formation.
The present superintendent is DIR.
Smith Baker, erstwhlle of Mexico, in
the State of Missouri. It is alleged
by one of the little birds aforesaid
that he now lives in the more popu-
lous State Of Misery. Mrs. Baker is
now matron of the institution, sue
ceeding the deposed Mrs. Weller. In
the hospital is a lady who shall be
for the present nameless. There is
nothing to indicate that she is not a
lady, and she has excellent testimon-
ials to her ability and good character
from some Of the leading firms of the
East. She has had hard time of it
in the last year. In August her hus-
band fed, taking all her money, and
leaving her in most perplexing po-
sition. She will become a mother
next month. When no longer able
to continue the employment she had
secured in this city, she was sent to
the hospital by County Physician
Maynard. She had not been there
long when war broke out. DR.. Baker,
the superintendent, was kind to all
the patients, and was universally
liked. 1t is alleged that Mrs. Baker
thought he was to kind to the special
lady aforesaid-was perhaps carrying
on Irritation with her. It cannot be
seen that there was the remotest
foundation for any such suspicion.
The doctor is as straight as string,
and the lady hardly in condition to
flirt with any one, even if she were
so disposed. At all events, after the
doctor came down one evening, from
caring for the patients in the female
ward, his wife made holy scene. 1t
is related that there was a sound of
feminine oratory in the doctors room
till 2 O'Clock next morning, and that
some very loud language was used.
At all events, Mrs. Baker determined
and expressed the determination that
the sick woman should leave the hos
pital instanter. She gave her fifteen
minutes to leave; and when the lady
refused to go, sick a-hed as she was,
the matron got her back up worse
than ever. She had a notion that
she ran the Board of Supervisors :;
and she informed them that the sick
woman had TO leave the hospital.
Supervisors went out to the hospital,
investigated the case, and gave orders
that the sick woman should be left
there. The matron was very mad,
and called on Supervisor Macy in
town, reiterating her assertion that
Mrs. must leave, or she would.
.'Well, madsm,' replied the placid
but unscared official, "just as you
like, 1 merely inform you that she
won't go. She is not in fit condition
to be moved, and she will stay right
in the hospital" The baffied matron
went back, and there have been sew
eral skirmishes between her and the
object of her wrath. The supervisors
do not intend to let little personal
spite wrong a sick woman; and some
spicy developments may yet be ex-
pected. Meantime the innocent cause
of all this trouble goes on making
diminutive garments.
A Wedding Broken Up.